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Sarah Edwards vs Mike Martin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
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Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Mike Martin voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 215 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 169 different votes 215 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 1 No
Housing 56% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
37 Aye 21 No
Tax 5% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 8% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
Participation
58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 584 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
336
575 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
55.4 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
150
44.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Appearances
109
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
56
-82.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 649
Contributions
145
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,314
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,314
27 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
41
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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